ell

See also ELL, 'e'll, and Appendix:ISO 639-1 language codes

English

Etymology

From Old English eln “unit of measure of 45 inches,” originally “length of the forearm,” from Proto-Indo-European *el- “elbow, forearm”.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

ell (plural ells)

1. A measure for cloth. An English ell equals 1.25 yards, whereas a Scottish ell measures only 1.0335 yards (http://www.onlineunitconversion.com). A Flemish ell measured three quarters, (27 inches).
2. An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
3. Something that is L-shaped.

Translations

measure of cloth

• Czech: loket (cs) m
• French: aune (fr) f

• Swedish: aln (sv) c

extension of a building

• Czech: přístavek (cs) m
• French: aile (fr) f

• Swedish: flygel (sv) c

something L-shaped

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈeʎ/, X-SAMPA: /"eL/
• Rhymes: -eʎ

Etymology

From Latin ille.

Pronoun

ell

1. he

Declension

Catalan personal pronouns and clitics

	strong/subject	weak (direct object)		weak (indirect object)		possessive
singular		proclitic	enclitic	proclitic	enclitic
1st person	jo, mi2	em, m’	-me, ’m	em, m’	-me, ’m	meu
2nd person	tu	et, t’	-te, ’t	et, t’	-te, ’t	teu
2nd person formal4	vós	us	-vos, -us	us	-vos, -us	vostre
2nd person  very formal1	vostè	el, l’	-lo, ’l	li	-li	seu
3rd person masculine	ell	el, l’	-lo, ’l	li	-li	seu
3rd person feminine	ella	la, l’3	-la	li	-li	seu
3rd person neuter		ho	-ho	li	-li	seu
3rd person reflexive	si	es, s’	-se, ’s	es, s’	-se, ’s	seu
plural
1st person	nosaltres	ens	-nos, ’ns	ens	-nos, ’ns	nostre
2nd person	vosaltres	us	-vos, -us	us	-vos, -us	vostre
2nd person formal1	vostès	els	-los, ’ls	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person masculine	ells	els	-los, ’ls	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person feminine	elles	les	-les	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person reflexive	si	es, s’	-se, ’s	es, s’	-se, ’s	seu
adverbial
ablative/genitive		en, n’	-ne, ’n
locative		hi	-hi
1) Behaves grammatically as third person. 2) Only as object of a preposition.			3) Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-. 4) Behaves grammatically as second person plural.

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛtl/

  Rhymes: -ɛtl

Noun

ell n (genitive singular ells, plural ell)

1. The name of the Latin script letter L/l.

Declension

declension of ell

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ell	ellið	ell	ellin
accusative	ell	ellið	ell	ellin
dative	elli	ellinu	ellum	ellunum
genitive	ells	ellsins	ella	ellanna